By Madeline Seveland Carver County Water Management There is a little known piece of your county property taxes that go to support clean water, the watershed tax. The watershed tax supports local government units (LGU) called watershed districts or water management organizations. In most, but not al...Read More

By Madeline Seveland Carver County Water Management As winter finally comes to visit and the temperatures fall to those of ice forming ability, those longing to ice fish will finally get the chance. There are many lakes throughout Carver County that offer great ice fishing including Waconia, ...Read More

By Madeline Seveland Carver County Water Management The Carver County Water Management Organization (CCWMO) is planning for a big year in 2015 with a list of projects that will reduce pollutants to our lakes and rivers and conserve drinking water. Many of these projects will be visible to the public...Read More

By Madeline Seveland Carver County Water Management The scenery outside my office on cooler fall mornings is nothing short of beautiful: the view of Courthouse Lake with still waters in a soft morning light, and with a silvery veil of mist floating just above the water. Morning mist over lake...Read More

By Madeline Seveland Carver County Water Management The waste water from your home, including sinks, toilets, and showers, gets treated at a wastewater treatment facility where trash, bacteria and other pollutants are removed. Then the water is purified and released into a water body like a lake or ...Read More

By Madeline Seveland, Carver County Water Management We know zebra mussels as small fingernail size mussels with brown and yellow stripes. But before we see the actual shell encased mussel, zebra mussels can be living in a lake or river as veligers. Veligers are free swimming zebra mussel larvae and...Read More